Grab That Gun

The Organ | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 22, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Mint Records
• ASIN: B0002DOCEK
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,780 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Brother

2. Steven Smith

3. Love, Love, Love

4. Basement Band Song

5. Sinking Hearts

6. A Sudden Death

7. There Is Nothing I Can Do

8. I Am Not Surprised

9. No One Has Ever Looked So Dead

10. Memorize the City

Editorial Reviews

Up in the Great White North, the buzz is palpable. Knighted the latest Canadian "it" band, The Organ have been riding a wave of attention and acclaim revolving around the band’s Mint/604 Records debut, 'Grab That Gun.' With cover stories in Canada’s biggest music monthly (Exclaim) and myriad reviews and features from coast to coast — including unanticipated yet welcome coverage in American mags Fader and Venus — The Organ are ready to take on the U.S. with the release of 'Grab That Gun' on November 2, 2004.

Based around the warm, melancholic tones of Jenny Smyth’s Hammond organ, Katie Sketch’s Morrissey-meets-Alison Moyet vocals and Debora Cohen’s guitar that alludes to Johnny Marr, the band has been consistently compared with the best songwriters of the early ‘80s new-wave, writing structured songs around minimal arrangements and creating a nuanced, textured sound that is brooding and catchy at the same time. The best of many bands can be found here — whether it is the weaving counterpoint melodies between organ and bass, the lean bell-like intonation of sparkling guitars, the charmed tenacity of the snare, or the suspended lamentation of Sketch’s cascading vocals — and much excitement is borne out of the desire to name The Organ’s sound in precise terms.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Debbie Harry Meets The Cure, January 5, 2005

By 

John D. Pride (Atlanta, GA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Grab That Gun (Audio CD)

You know how every time a band has a female lead singer Debbie Harry's name pops up? Well, this time it's a fair call, as you'll swear that you're hearing Blondie's lead vocalist, right down to phrasing, tone and timber. This is a good thing in this case, as The Organ recall the glory days of Souxsie and The Banshees, The Cure, Joy Division and Echo & The Bunnymen, albeit with THAT voice. A terrific album that's really fun to listen to if the early-to mid eighties era of chorus-laden guitar floats your particular boat. It certainly does mine.

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The golden age of alternative music, December 5, 2004

By 

J. Persh (West Bloomfield, MI United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: Grab That Gun (Audio CD)

The Organ are an all-female band from Canada. They basically sound like a band that was getting airplay on college radio in the late 80's/early 90's when alternative music was golden. More than anyone they remind me of a female version of Joy Division. Their music is moody, melancholy and aching & dripping of emotion and even has a sense of humor, hence the title - The Organ "Grab That Gun".

Standout cuts are the 1st three on the record - "Brother" (which is irresistible), "Steven Smith" & Love, Love, Love".

If you were raised on 80's/90's alternative music this is a can't miss. It really is a solid release from front to back and definitely worth discovering.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars perfect, November 4, 2004

By 

Tikipagla "Sabbir" (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Grab That Gun (Audio CD)

Just a wonderful, wonderful album. I was very lucky to have The Organ recommended to me at a music thread in an internet forum I post at. I just fell in love with the album after one listen. And throughout the next few weeks I just kept listening to it. Then I forced myself to stop lest I made myself sick of the album.
Saw them live in nyc, great show.
The songs are great. Very college rock. Reminiscent of The Smiths and The Cure, bands I just adore. Very gloomy, very melancholy. The album is very "college rock", hopeless yet hopeful. Of love gained and lost, of crushes, hopes and dreams.
The album just resonated with me, and hopefully it will resonate with you as well.